UPDATE (1:27 p.m.): Matt stepping in here for Christine for a second...Sen. Fienstein has called on Franken to go.

.@SenFeinstein calls on @SenFranken to go: "It’s clear the American people don’t look lightly on these kinds of actions, no matter who they’re committed by, and the number of complaints against Senator Franken is a concern. I think resignation is the right thing for him to do."

Dem MN Sen Klobuchar has not said whether Franken should stay or go. But just released this statement: “Senator Klobuchar personally spoke with Senator Franken this morning. As has been reported, he will be making an announcement tomorrow morning.”

UPDATE (12:41 p.m.): Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) stopped short of directly saying that Franken should resign, but she told CNN that she believes that Franken should "follow the advice of his Democratic colleagues."

.@SenatorCollins tells @tedbarrettcnn: “The latest allegation adds to a very disturbing list of allegations against Sen. Franken. And I think it would be best for the Senate if he followed the advice of his Democratic colleagues.”

UPDATE (12:17 p.m.): Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Joe Donnelly (D-IN) as well as DNC Chairman Tom Perez have both said that Franken should resign. Brown said that "the time has come" for Franken to leave.

We have a serious problem in this country with sexual harassment and assault – in Congress, in Hollywood, in business, in the military – everywhere.

In the span of a little over 15 minutes, six female Democratic senators called on their colleague Al Franken (D-MN) to step down from his position. Sens. Kirsten Gilibrand (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Patty Murray (D-WA) all issued statements saying that they believe that members of the Senate should be held to higher standards and that Franken has not met these standards.

Sen. Gilibrand's statement came first, saying that she's spent "a lot of time reflecting" about the wave of sexual assault and harassment allegations. While she thinks that Franken is entitled to the Ethics Committee hearing he requested in the wake of the initial allegation against him, she thinks he should not be in the Senate. She released a longer statement on her official Facebook page.

As elected officials, we should be held to the highest standards—not the lowest. The allegations against Sen. Franken describe behavior that cannot be tolerated. While he’s entitled to an Ethics Committee hearing, I believe he should step aside to let someone else serve.

Over the past weeks, I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on the moment of reckoning we’re in on this issue of sexual assault and harassment. We have to rise to the occasion, not shrink from it. I’ve written more here: https://t.co/n3DYiGnV0g

Shortly after, Hawaii's Sen. Hirono tweeted her own statement saying Franken should "step aside." She said that she's "struggled" with this as Franken is one of her friends, but she believes he has mistreated women in the past. She cited the TIME Magazine's selection of "The Silence Breakers" as part of her rationale for speaking out now against Franken. Hirono said it was important to "create a culture" that respects women as equals to their male counterparts.

Today, I am calling on my colleague Al Franken to step aside. I’ve struggled with this decision because he’s been a good Senator and I consider him a friend. But that cannot excuse his behavior and his mistreatment of women. (thread)

TIME Magazine, by naming ‘The Silence Breakers’ as their ‘People of the Year,’ is recognizing what women have always known: there are men among us who use their positions of power and influence to manipulate, harass, and assault women. What is new here is the women.

My hope is that this moment for a cultural change will result in women no longer being viewed as objects or toys, but recognized for their abilities and achievements. As regular human beings. Women have endured this behavior, which for too long has been ignored and tolerated.

Respecting women as equals and not as objects is critical. Sexual harassment, or assault, or in any way using your power to demean women cannot be tolerated. I want my colleagues, my staff, my constituents, and especially my granddaughters to know that is not acceptable.

It’s time for us as elected representatives to hold ourselves to a higher standard, to set an example, and to live a set of values that is truly representative and worthy of the Congress, our democracy, and our great country.